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Chiropractors in the Bellingham, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for chiropractors in the Bellingham, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #257 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 59
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 chiropractors in the Bellingham metro area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Bellingham metro area comes to about $123.1M a year: $1,309 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 chiropractors, that is $2.1M per practice, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in the Bellingham metro area was 43 in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,187 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Bellingham metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bellingham metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for chiropractors in the Bellingham metro area is 41 (lower middle), #257 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Bellingham metro area compares
The same measures for Washington and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Bellingham metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,187 | 2,462 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | −5.1% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,309 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 154
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 596 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Bellingham metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Bellingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bellingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walla Walla, WA | 55 | 9 | 3.8 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #153 of 386 |
| 2Longview-Kelso, WA | 55 | 22 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #160 of 386 |
| 3Yakima, WA | 53 | 33 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #168 of 386 |
| 4Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 52 | 117 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #175 of 386 |
| 5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 50 | 1,119 | 7.0 | $2.3M | +3.3% | #191 of 386 |
| 6Kennewick-Richland, WA | 46 | 69 | 6.4 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #216 of 386 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 44 | 17 | 6.4 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #233 of 386 |
| 7Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 42 | 79 | 7.3 | $2M | +2.7% | #251 of 386 |
| 8Bellingham, WA | 41 | 59 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #257 of 386 |
| 9Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 38 | 34 | 7.2 | $1.8M | +5.0% | #292 of 386 |
Other business types in the Bellingham metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many chiropractors are in the Bellingham, WA metro area?
There are 59 chiropractors on map listings in the Bellingham metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bellingham, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $123.1M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,021 households in the Bellingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bellingham, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
The Bellingham metro area has 6.3 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Bellingham metro area would have about 52, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,187 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bellingham, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bellingham metro area at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in the Bellingham metro area is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Bellingham metro area scores 41 for chiropractors (lower middle), #257 of 386 scored metro areas.
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